Author: qpol
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E-Scooters and Young People in Northern Ireland: The Law Explained
E-scooters are becoming increasingly used among children and young people in Northern Ireland, yet there is considerable confusion about the rules governing their use.
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Old Arguments Die Hard: Drumcree and Northern Ireland’s Unfinished Peace
The return of the Orange Order’s Parade from Drumcree Church in County Armagh along the Garvaghy Road raises questions beyond Drumcree itself, says Peter Donnelly.
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New Policy Paper – Religions During a Public Health Emergency: European Commission Report
This policy briefing offers evidence-based perspectives and recommendations stemming from a three-year, social scientific research project ‘RECOV-19: Religions in Societies Emerging from COVID-19 (2022-2025).
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Beyond the Absence of Violence: Building Positive Peace in Northern Ireland
Queen’s University Belfast and the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) have published the first Northern Ireland Peace Index (NIPI).
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How Northern Ireland’s parties navigated Europe before and after Brexit
What explains the positions of political parties in Northern Ireland on the EU? Guest contributor Dr Conor J. Kelly writes that their unusual and inconsistent stances on Europe are best explained by how they have navigated a multi-level political landscape.
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New Policy Paper – Home, Heritage and Community Languages
University admissions practices with regard to Home, Heritage and Community Languages A Level qualifications are varied and inconsistent and such inconsistency risks inequitable access to higher education.
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New Policy Papers – Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic – Religions and Public Policy
Two new policy papers from Prof Gladys Ganiel and Dr Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill on Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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Boys want to challenge harmful ideas about manhood – working with them, not lecturing them, is the key
Article, by Prof Maria Lohan, originally appeared in The Conversation.
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Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility – Three Wee Lads
Rev Chris Bennett talks about the fire that devastated his church, how it was a shock to find out that the fire was started by three young children and how he came to realise that criminalising the children was the wrong way to go.
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Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s May 2026
Another successful Post-Brexit Clinic at Queen’s. Check out the recording and slide deck from the Clinic.